Catherine Clase @cmclase@qoto.org

These are male Afghani university students walking out of exams b/c the Taliban banned women.

This is the "woke" that so many in the US seem to fear: people who see injustice in the world and decide that standing against that injustice is worth some personal sacrifice.

Do read the article it will blow your mind. The journalist has excellent creds and he shares all the receipts.Covid got me after 5 vax and uninterrupted N95 masking + doing my best to social distance. People seem to want to get close to me when l'm out.
I was so sick. Tested deep red + for 13 days. Still tired, aching, sore chest & my head feels weird- had the most epic dreams in 25 years. And now l get to wait and see the sequelae .
#CovidIsNotOver
#CovidIsAirborn

https://thetyee.ca/Analysis/2022/12/21/Ten-Downplayed-COVID-Facts/

BREAKING: Democrat and indigenous Alaskan Mary Peltola officially wins race for Alaska’s only House seat, defeating Pro-Trump Republican Sarah Palin.

BIG NEWS: New York Mayor #EricAdams has announced a “reimagining of Fifth Avenue — from Bryant Park at 42nd Street to Central Park at 59th Street — as a safer, less congested, pedestrian-centered boulevard that also prioritizes cyclists, mass transit, & the public realm.”

This is one I’ll be watching!
https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/917-22/mayor-adams-moves-reimagine-fifth-avenue-bryant-park-central-park

#NYC #NewYork #NewYorkCity #urbanism #cities #StreetsForPeople #cities #city

Since the press is not publicizing that many people are taking precautions, we must connect people ourselves.

To find others who are taking the pandemic seriously signup on
http://covidmeetups.com

There is also a growing business directory that you can add to and find organizations that are providing safer services.

#covid #CovidIsNotOver

The Christmas tree in Kyiv Ukraine’s grand central square, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022.

Heartbreaking.

HT @saint_rebel_ukraine_ #christmas #Ukraine #Kyiv #war

Is there a good NYC-based editor out there who wants a full-time job? We’re looking for a junior editor who has great line editing and organizational skills. Hit me up.

How long do you think
it will take before yet another wave of #TwitterMigration on Mastodon?

“Remember, the truth about a city’s aspirations isn’t found in its vision. It’s found in its budget. #CityMakingMath #urbanism #cities

#BlackMastodon since joining Mastodon, have you received advice, policy, or warning to put content about racism behind CWs?

Every year we blog about the top nephrology stories of the year
See some examples here http://www.nephjc.com/news/tag/Top+Stories

What should be the 2022 shortlist?

As Twitter kicked me out of the so-called digital town square, I'm trying to embrace the open source Mastodon with high hopes.
Please say hello and help me to navigate through this new app.
#newbie #hello #India #twitter

Who is Taylor Lorenz and why should we care?

She's a technology columnist for the Washington Post, suspended this evening from Twitter apparently for asking Musk to comment on a story involving Musk. Musk is demonstrating that he can extort censorship from the media with the ban hammer. Taylor was targeted to be an example. Other journalists are put on notice it's not them...this time, and reminded to toe the line. This is about press freedom. That's why we all should care.

#twittermigration

My Twitter account is no longer permanently suspended, but now it's locked unless I delete a specific tweet that billionaire Elon Musk doesn't like

He waited until everyone on the East Coast was asleep to suspend @taylorlorenz, a frequent target of far right threats and harassment.

Sheer cowardice.

Bischoff et al, 2013: 89% of #influenza-carrying particles were under 4µm in diameter (i.e. #aerosols). By one reckoning (the low HID50 of 90 RNA copies), 35% of #flu sufferers are infectious at 1 meter. This is without #aerosol generating procedures.

https://www.reddit.com/r/COVIDZero/comments/zohfc2/bischoff_et_al_2013_89_of_influenzacarrying/

TRIGGER WARNING. I am a Jewish physician. Local police cannot chase American #HateSpeech. So, American/Canadian leaders, what will be done to address #Antisemitism? @ADL@twitter.com @antihateca@twitter.com @POTUS@twitter.com @JustinTrudeau@twitter.com @theJagmeetSingh@twitter.com @CBCNews@twitter.com @globeandmail@twitter.com @nytimesworld@twitter.com @washingtonpost@twitter.com